Exclusive interview: Former ECB president Jean-Claude Trichet presided over Europe’s monetary response to the previous crisis. As the Covid-19 crisis escalates, he praises the current ECB’s fast initial response – while sticking to his long-held position that the mounting debt will have to be repaid.
While acute care capacity has been ramping up, Vanguard Health CEO and former NHS executive Audrey Mc Donnell turns her attention to the services caring for those most exposed to the pandemic.
Like all tourism businesses, Denis O’Brien’s Quinta do Lago resort in the Algarve has been rocked by Covid-19. The property valued at €220 million in 2015 is a small but high-profile part of the businessman’s portfolio. Documents show the strategy behind the story and its financial performance.
Maurice Mathews, a Ballymun based vegetable and fruit wholesaler, is feeling the strain the coronavirus crisis is putting on Ireland's food industry. But he has working on innovative ways to continue to keep his business going and his staff in a job.
As the pressure mounts on the state to bail out vast tranches of the domestic economy and households, are we facing another period of prolonged austerity? Or can we chart a new fiscal future?
One month ago, directors of the historic student travel agency met to sign off on a promising set of accounts. Last week, they agreed to wind up the company. The downfall reveals the devastation being caused by Covid-19 in the travel sector.
As insurers battle with industry over business interruption cover, the state has been left to effectively subsidise both through emergency wage cover. However, concerns are growing about the capacity of some insurers to weather this crisis.
The scale of disruption arising from the Covid-19 pandemic can be overwhelming. Yet a number of common steps applicable across industries can help business leaders ground their response in fact, steer their teams through it – and make the most of opportunities arising at the other end.
The coronavirus crisis has hit property-focused shares harder than most – but those are a leveraged bet on the underlying property market. Homeowners needn't worry (until later this summer maybe).
At Intro Matchmaking, Fergal and I have taken drastic steps to keep the business Intro going during this crisis. Like many, we have made tough decisions, negotiated deals and are searching for creative ways to find our way through.
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